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Re:My take on the study from MIT that predicts “societal col... by JumpCrisscross on Thursday July 15, 2021 @07:32PM (#27851330)
> we're mostly seeing that's giving us the fear of collapse is a slowing of rapid growth after WW2

We grow more in a few days than the world did at the height of Rome's power. We're also richer almost everywhere on the planet than we were at the peak of the post-WWII boom.

These ghost stories are a cheap way of defending complacency. If everything is going to shit in 2040, why bother acting now to better yourself, your community, your country or the world?

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Re:My take on the study from MIT that predicts “societal col... by Swizec on Thursday July 15, 2021 @08:57PM (#27851953)
> If everything is going to shit in 2040, why bother acting now to better yourself, your community, your country or the world?

If you might get hit by a car tomorrow, why bother with anything at all?

We assume the best and keep going. Make contingency plans.

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